User Guide

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V. Indications for Use
Special Programs
The “Compex® Sport” also offers two special muscle training
programs. Their objective is to prepare muscles for explosive
motions or to facilitate recovery after active muscle training and
competition:
• Potentiation
• Active Recovery
Potentiation (Warm-up) Program
The “Compex® Sport” Potentiation (Warm-up) program produces the
physiological muscular phenomenon known as “Twitch potentiation”.
A specific system of stimulation increases the amplitude and the
speed of the elementary muscle twitch response of muscle fibers,
more particularly of fast fibers. A potentiated muscle gains in
velocity and reaches its maximum strength more easily and rapidly.
This warming-up program is recommended before performing a
sprint, a jump or a throw. Applied briefly just before the beginning
of a competition, it offers immediate, well potentiated muscle fibers
and an optimal level of performance to basketball, soccer or
volleyball players.
Active Recovery Program
The “Compex® Sport” Active Recovery cool-down program produces
muscle twitches at a very low frequency. Those twitches act like a
massage and induce an increase in blood flow. They are responsible
for a faster reduction of the lactic acid blood level (much better
than mere rest) and accelerate the exchanges between muscle fibers
and blood. Consequently, the stimulated muscles recuperate better
from fatigue and the athlete has a feeling of relaxation and muscle
lightness. This type of cool-down program is recommended after
hard training sessions and competitions. It is particularly useful
after sports requiring long duration efforts, combining endurance
and resistance (cycling, marathon, triathlon, mountain-bike, etc.).
The same is applicable to sports that require shorter efforts
(basketball, soccer, football).